11-17-99
|
Below are original articles written by HNN administrators or
submisions from affiliates.
|
Written By: Erik Parker
November 15, 1999
You may be surprised, or not, at what some administrators consider to
be secure computing practices. Those of us who do this for a living
where a little surprised by the answers. Take a look at what some
administrators feel a secure enviroment is.
Security Practices Today, Or Lack
Thereof
|
|
Written By: Brian Martin
October 4, 1999
Your high priced security consultants advised you to or you just
read a new book by some whiz-bang security hot shot and they recommended
that you run SATAN against your network. You did and now your wondering
why your web site was just defaced.
Why Your Network is Still Vulnerable
|
|
contributed by CyberChrist
August 13, 1999
A simple email and a site disappears, maybe it was never there to begin
with? ISPs with missing back bones, maybe they never had them? What is
going on? Where have all the good security sites gone?
Not found-- the problem with ISPs
and security web sites
|
|
Written by: Brian Martin
August 11, 1999
FUD, what is it? How do you detect it? How can it be defeated? In an
industry plagued by snake oil salesmen it is hard to seperate the facts
from the hype. This article even includes a "FUD Factor' rating system.
The Newbie's Guide to Fear, Uncertainty, and
Doubt
|
|
Written by: Roelof Temmingh
Yes, Melissa was bad. How bad will the next one be? What if you where to
list out all the features the nastiest program in the world could have?
How would you write it? What would it do? If your faint of heart you
may not want to read this.
Part I: Background
Part II: Overview
Part III: Detail design
Part IV: QWRNA (Questions We
Rather Not Ask)
|
|
Written by: Agent X
Yes, it has been almost three weeks since Defcon VII was over but some
of us take longer to recvoer than others. (Especially if we were more
messed up.) Agent X has regained at least a few of his faculties and has
written a review of the event.
Defcon VII
|
|
contributed by Eric Ruppenthal
How much power do the Anti-Virus vendors have in controlling thier
market? Just who gets to say what is a malicous program? Is any
application really malicous? BO2K - malicous evil program or remote
admin tool?
The Back Orifice 2000 Controversy
|
|
Written By: Brian Martin
Are there hackers working for you? Do you want them to? Are security
companies activly hiring hackers and then saying that they don't?
Do hackers make model employees?
In Response To... Hackers
In the Workplace
|
|
Written by Space Rogue
In light of the all the media attention that hackers have gotten of the
last few weeks it is apparant that most reporters and journalists are
haveing a difficult time in accurately reporting the computer
underground. While no one is claiming that it is easy HNN editor Space
Rogue takes a look at some of the more common pitfalls.
The Difficulties of Reporting the
Underground
|
|
Written By: Brian Martin
What would the net be like if security holes weren't released
to public? If Full Disclosure outside the Hacker community had
no meaning?
If Hackers Were Smart...
|
|
contributed by Zer0 and Space
Rogue
It is hard to sort out what exactly is going on but various
reports on the Net seem to indicate that Yugoslavia may soon be
cut off from the Net if they haven't been already. If this happens
it would be a flagrant violation of commercial contracts with
Yugoslavian ISPs, not to mention a direct attack on freedom of
speech and of the Internet.
Yugoslavia Cut Off from the Net?
|
|
Written by: Simple Nomad
Simple Nomad lets us in on a lot more information about the Phone Masters
and what they are up to than is covered in the mainstream TV story about
their escapades.
Phone Master Hacks
|
|
|
